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Alastair Stewart laboratory
Head of Laboratory Professor Alastair Stewart
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Australian bite and sting trends: Australian Venomous Injury Project (AVIP)
Project Leader Dr Andrew Watt
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Australian Venom Research Unit
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Autologous stem cell therapies in Australia
Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie
Anatomy and Physiology
Contemplating stem cells in society
Project Leader Dr Claire Tanner
Anatomy and Physiology
Daniel Hoyer laboratory
Head of Laboratory Professor Daniel Hoyer
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
David Ascher laboratory
Head of Laboratory Dr David Ascher
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Defining new roles for the Hippo signalling pathway in skeletal muscle
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Developing innovative animal and cell culture models to study and treat muscular dystrophies
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Towards understanding new therapies for obesity and diabetes: discovering new regulators of lipid metabolism
Research Project Leader Professor Matthew Watt
Anatomy and Physiology
Dolcetti Laboratory: Clinical and Translational Immunotherapy
Head of Laboratory Professor Riccardo Dolcetti
Microbiology and Immunology
Elena Schneider-Futschik laboratory
Head of Laboratory Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Exercise-induced liver-muscle cross-talk and mitochondrial adaptations
Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
Exploring new roles for the TGFβ signalling network as a key regulator of skeletal muscle in health and disease
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Fogg laboratory: Surgical Anatomy
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Quentin Fogg
Anatomy and Physiology
Furness laboratory: Digestive physiology and nutrition
Head of Laboratory Professor John Furness
Anatomy and Physiology
Gregorevic laboratory: Muscle Research and Therapeutics
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Growth factors and peptide mimetics
Project Leader Dr Susan Northfield
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Ivanusic laboratory: Pain and sensory mechanisms
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic
Anatomy and Physiology
Jonathan Mangum laboratory
Head of Laboratory Dr Jonathan Mangum
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Laura Edgington-Mitchell laboratory
Head of Research Group Dr Laura Edgington-Mitchell
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Leann Tilley laboratory
Head of Laboratory, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, ARC Australian Laureate Fellow (2015-2020) Professor Leann Tilley
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Learning from skeletal muscles to develop new treatments for cancer
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Michael Parker laboratory
Head of Laboratory and Director, Bio21 Institute Professor Michael Parker
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in cancer
Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Molecular mechanisms that contribute to skeletal pain
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic
Anatomy and Physiology
Montgomery laboratory: Metabolic Tissue Cross-Talk
Head of Laboratory Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
Munsie laboratory: Ethical, legal and social implications of stem cell research
Head of Laboratory Professor Megan Munsie
Anatomy and Physiology
Murray laboratory: Myelin biology
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Simon Murray
Anatomy and Physiology
Pain management using ultrasound-guided local anaesthetic techniques
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic
Anatomy and Physiology
Patient voices: An analysis of patients’ information-based priorities and needs
Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie
Anatomy and Physiology
Paul Gleeson laboratory
Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gleeson
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Paul Gooley laboratory
Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gooley
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Peter Crack laboratory
Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Peter Crack
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target discovery in stroke
Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Project 1. Development of improved cancer vaccines to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy combination strategies
Project Leader Professor Riccardo Dolcetti
Microbiology and Immunology
Project 2. Identification and characterisation of novel classes of therapeutically relevant tumour neo-antigens
Project Leader Professor Riccardo Dolcetti
Microbiology and Immunology
Relaxin family peptide hormones
Project Leader Associate Professor Tony Hughes
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Robyn Brown laboratory
Head of Laboratory Dr Robyn M Brown
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Ruparelia Laboratory: Muscle Growth, Regeneration and Ageing
Head of Laboratory Dr Avnika Ruparelia
Anatomy and Physiology
Stuart Ralph laboratory
Head of Laboratory Dr Stuart Ralph
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
The Bonn and Melbourne Research and Graduate School
Melbourne Coordinator Dr Marie Greyer
The Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Snake Venoms From Papua New Guinea and Australia
Project Leader Associate Professor Christine Wright
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
The heart as a central player in tissue cross-talk
Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
The Treatment of Papuan Taipan Envenoming in Papua New Guinea
Project Leader Dr David Williams
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Tissue communication in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and liver fibrosis
Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
Tony Hughes & Susan Northfield laboratory
Joint Heads of Laboratory Associate Professor Tony Hughes & Dr Susan Northfield
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Understanding metabolic cross-talk in health and disease - Focus on type 2 diabetes and fatty liver
Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Anatomy and Physiology
Unravelling the mysteries of E3 ubiquitin ligase in regulating skeletal muscle size and function
Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Watt laboratory: Metabolism and Diabetes
Head of Laboratory Professor Matthew Watt
Anatomy and Physiology
Wheatley Laboratory
Head of Laboratory Dr Adam Wheatley
Microbiology and Immunology
Wilkinson-Berka laboratory: Retinal vascular biology and inflammation
Head of Laboratory Professor Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka
Anatomy and Physiology
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